The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-18
VERY QUIET SUNDAY
IN TIE NATIONS CAPITAL,
A New Order Of Things introduced In Wash.
inEton-The Saloons Closed with Ono or
Two Exceptions, Who Kept Open for
tho Purpose OF Testing tho law,

WASHINGTON, April l7.-This has beer
a quiet day in Washington. The order o
the Commissioners directing closing O.
nearly all the places Of business wen
into effect this morning and was gen
orally observed, except in few matter
upon which published interviews indi
Gated difference Of opinion between tht
municipal authorities. There wero several
dealers, however, especially in the down
town districts, who kept open, and an
nouncsd their intention 10 test the law.
Tho order which produced this result
was based upon an obsolete statute, and
directed that all places Of business such as
groceries, saloons, butcher shops, confec.
tioneries and cigar stores be kept closed
on Sunday; that news stands and news.
boys should not be allowed to sell
alter o'clock; that drug stores
should sell nothing except medicines,
and that carriages should not loiter on
streets. Tho delivery Of milk, bread, Ice
and articles previously purchased, the
order said, would not be interierred with,
nor would eating houses be closed, pro.
vided the bars, il any, were closed and
separated from the restaurant. Tho liouor
men are believed to have in nearly every
instance obeyed the order, although the
police. report that there were one or two
violations.
1t WAS noticed that two saloon men kent
bar tenders at their doors and that people
were allowed TO enter. The cigar stores
were closed with the exception of few
places, where the owners informed tho
police that they desired to test the law,
All conlectioneries were closed and no
hacks were seen on the streets. The OBJ.
aeryance OF order as regards drug stores
and news stauds was much less general. A
lew oil the hotels, notably the Riggs House,
aud IN the Ebbitt house refused to gerye
guests with wine at their meals; but this
practice did not generally prevail. Tho
police did not arrest those whom thev
detected eyading the law, bnt reported
the facts to their superiors, and It is un.
derstood that warrants will be issued TO.
morrow for the arrest OF the persous re.
ported. The police refuse TO state the
number OF violations discovered. But six
arrests we're made for drunkenness nm 10
10 o'clock tonight, against an average Of
about twenty on previous SUNDAYS,
There have been the usual number OF
amusing incidents connected with the en-.
torcement OF the law. The suburban
tippling houses all laid in an extra sup
ply OF liquor in expectation OF run, hut
the rainy weather Kept many at home. A
large number went across the river into
Virginia where at the end of the bridge
there are four or five esloona
and secured liquor. A Virginia
marshal put in an appearance, how ever.
and although the eale Of liquor Was not
stopped, eight or nine men who became
hilarious were escorted tc the lookup. One
oil the druggists who refused to sell soda
water and cigara hes 3 prominent etsnd
just opposite tho Treasury. To reporter
who asked Tor ice cream, or pine.
apple coda water, he said: az
can't sell you that, but you can
have egg phosphate or acid phosphate"
and, with an ingenious smile be added.
That's medicine, you know" A mum.
Der OF temperance meetings we're held to.
day, at nearly sll Of which references was
made to the new order OF thinee. The
credit WAS awarded 10 the ladies', and one
speaker offered to buy u whitewssh brush
and a barrel OF glue, if necessary, to stifren
the backs OF the temperance men.